Births and deaths in Center Junction area 1841 to 1923
Catherine Cowell of Wayne county Ohio born May 31 1841 died March 26 1923 aged 81 years 9 months 26 days. She married William H. Davis January 15 1863 and lived in Perrysville Loudonville Cass township Madison Village Center Junction. Survived by five sons Sherman Jesse Charles Harry and a daughter Alta Bailey plus ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services and local social notices follow with church memberships and community events in Center Junction and nearby towns.
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Center Junction
Center
Catherine Cowell
Shrove
Wayne County
Ohio
John
Eleanora Cowell
William H. Davis
Alta E
John C. Bailey
Amber
Iowa
Sherman L
Jesse J
Montour
Charles L
Bryant
Harry G
St. Paul
Minnesota
Tariy Isn
Davis
Christian Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. TE. Church
Jast
Dr. Young
Tloise Young
Navy
Annapolis
Maryland
Herman Mead
Babe
Jamesford
Dubuque
Hale
Mead
William Wilcox
Baldwin
John Alexander
O. M. Miller
Vern Serbousch
Monticello
Mary Leech
Gladys Wilcox
Whise Young
Mount Vernon
John Goodman
John Breed
Anamosa
William Davis
George McDonald
Frank Livingstone
I. D. Sutherland
Gus Dreibelbis
J. M. Moses
Maruoketa
Will Leech
Mileen
Wyoming
J. I Livingstone
E. PR. Young
Foster
Forest Craig
Bert Clark
Elinor Ruth
Stuart Smith
Frank Stace
Albert Manuel
Ames
J. M. Young
Hearst Duncan
Harley Bulegrin
Lenox
Martin
Delmar
Winifred Robbie
Coe
Presbyterian Church
Margaret McDonald
Miss O'Neil
Tipton
Mia
Howard Leech
Mary
Selma Frahm
Leola Watson
Hanna
Ruth
Maquoketa
L. Himebaugh
Clarence Dixon
Edwin
Gladys
Esther Wilcox
Miss Roberts
Marion
Miller
J. R. McNeilly
John Husman
Harriet Johnson
Arthur Himebaugh
Hopkinton
Pauline Pranm
Marion Mather
Nichols
Davenport
Resident of Indianapolis Dies Suffering Major Operation
SCOTCIT GROVE Iowa March 27 Robert Mcpey a former Centre Junction resident now living in Indianapolis is in a hospital in the city after a major operation last Wednesday. At about seventy nine his condition is serious and his family awaits the outcome with anxiety. Relatives in Monticello Scotch Grove and many friends share concern for his recovery. The item blends local notices with community updates and names several residents connected to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotcit
Kentry
Presbyterian
Will Iteurichs
Sinclair
Lew Hutton
Red Cross
Royden
Catlin
Charles Livingstone
Fred Graham
Martha Anderson
Wyoming
Misa Esther Kiburz
M. M. Sinclair
Doxsey
Kentucky
Ernest Meadow
Sanborn
Iowa
Brokens
Lee Sanford
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Sanford
John Brokens
Ray Sanford
Amber News Roundup From March To April
Amber reports blizzard hardships with impassable roads and cream haulers. Local residents attend funerals, church services, and confirmands while dairy and farm operations resume. illnesses and social visits fill daily life.
Community notes highlight meetings marriages and illnesses
Onslow March 27 the Astrurian club met with Mrs Soper. twenty members and four guests attended. Miss Bernice Garnett married James White in Anamosa, with local congratulations. Various residents report flu, hospital visits, child care, and high school program attendance, while others plan visits and discuss routine town life.
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Onslow Onslow
Mareh
Mra
Soper
Bell Tall
Harriet Lamey
Bane Orr
Cleopatra
M Ralph Bone
D Wreneh
Wilbeswlch Mars
Lianey
Bernice Garnett
Anamosa
James White
Mabel Chatterton Phillips
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
T. Chatterton
Sam McCarty
Lennie
Iowa City
George French
Clinton
George
French
James Smith
Tressa Uttley
Elinor
Marion
Utrley
Carrie Mackril
Mtta Brown
The
Missionary Society
Pickering
Janie Bullock
Eva
Norman Paul
George Overholt
Anil Carvier
Moen
Brippe
T. H. Lightfoot
T. J. Henricksen
Mercy Hospital
Frank Rowe
Port Byron
Moline
Dorcas class hosts all day meeting and sale items
In Wyoming on March 27 the Dorcas class of the M E church plans an all day meeting with Mrs Levi Mallicoat on Thursday. A picnic dinner will be served and rag rugs for sale. The forty member group is praised for substantial work alongside home duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Dorcas
M. E. Church
Levi Mallicoat
Progressive Club
Lilah Potter
Therogram
Mystic
Amelia Schaffer
Bertha Edwards
Maude Stoffel
Orlando Countryman
Canova
South Dakota
Hetty Franks
Sturgis
Michigan
Levsen
Opera House
Joseph Cleveland
Garrett Bible Institute
Evanston
Dorothy Conley Wood
Waterloo
W. N. Morse
W. N. Morse and Family Is. Armussen
Ilinois
Jons Thomsen
Thomson
Wilma Starry
Local Social Notes From Anamosa Area
The column lists residents visiting and staying with relatives and friends in Anamosa. Mercy Hospital patient Leonard Ahrendsen and wife occupy the flat once held by Mrs. Anna Rusgel. Social visits include Miss Anna Smith from Chicago settling in, Miss Kithel Countryman returning from Tipton, Dale Swordes family in town, Miss Helen Womachka visiting Anamosa relatives, Mer. Janis Anderson and Irma in Cedar Rapids, Avadu Ostrum visiting, Mrs. Conley of Hale with Howard’s home, Pixley Smith visiting his mother Mary Smith, Edgar Lyon from Polo as guest, Dr. Chamberlain traveling to Chicago, and John Westphal reported seriously ill east of town.
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Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Leonard Ahrendsen
Anna Rusgel
John Swordes
Areign Missionary Society
Anna Smith
Chicago
Kithel Countryman
Tipton
Dale Swordes
Baldwin
G. W. James
Helen Womachka
Mer
Janis Anderson
Irma
Cedar Rapids
Avadu Ostrum
Helen Ostrum
Conley
Hale
Howard
Pixley Smith
Wavarly
Mary Smith
Ndgar Lyon
Polo
Iowa
J. Ll. Milsap
Dr. Chamberlain
John Westphal
Prairieburg News Briefs March
Prairieburg March notes report a new baby son born to Mr. and Mrs. James Buchtela after a move from town to Lansing. Local schooling events include a St Patrick’s party hosted by Migs Woodland. Several families cope with illnesses and travel, while others relocate and host visitors.
Local Visit Notes From Sand Spring Area
Sand Spring residents report visits and guests including Mrs John Shuster and son Clarence and daughter Laurine. Tren McDonough from Hopkinton. Mss Rachel Bright visiting Hopkinton. Rev Schuh of Worthington at J P Shuster home. Clarence Wall and friends in Manchester. Miss Mark Murray in Monticello. R C Gearhart from Monticello. Fred Lang shopping in Hopkinton. Clarence Shuster a Worthington visitor.
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John Shuster
Clarence
Laurine
Tren McDonough
R. C. Gearhart
Monticello
Fred Lang
Hopkinton
Clarence Shuster
Worthington
Togren oats touted as Iowa yield booster for 1921
In 57 tests, Togren oats outyielded competitors 39 times and averaged 47.58 bushels per acre vs 43.82 for home varieties. Developed from Green Russian stock in 1911, Togren is suited to northern Iowa soils and will be distributed by the Iowa Experiment Association. Orders to J L Robinson Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togren
Town Experiment Association
Logren
Iogren
Kherson
Lowar
Iowa
L. C. Burnett
Iowa Experiment Station
Towa Experiment Association
J. L. Robinson
Ames
Burnett
Iowa Senate Bans October Skunk Trapping
The bill prohibits trapping of skunks in October while allowing shooting with impunity. The article notes a note on Bushmen in South Africa where a brother inherits a man's bow and spear along with his wife and children.
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Lincoln Star
Iowa Senate
South Africa
Wedding of Miss Lillie Fairbanks at Edinburg Church
Asa Judy and Miss Lillie Fairbanks were married at the Presbyterian church in Edinburg in a ceremony decorated with Yucca blooms and white car nations. The couple, long valued in Cass township and Edinburg social circles, hosted a three course dinner at the Edinburg Cafe with gifts on display and a reception at the bride's home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Edinburg
Texas
Lillie Fairbanks
Sarah Leo Foster
Roadcap
Mendelsohn
Porterfield
Judy
Sanitary Market and Grocery Company
Jones County supervisors open bids for bridges and culverts
The Jones county board meets in Anamosa to open bids on bridges and culverts. With no quorum at first, the session adjourns and reopens on March 26 1923. Bids from Hanssen Jayne Besler Bullock Parsons Moyer Construction Hackbarth Stevens Co and Flaherty are tabulated with lowest bids for items 95 to 115 and 116 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Iowa
Taylor
Peet
Lee van Kirk
F. &. Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Matthiessen
Hughes
Streeper
W. I. Hanssen
Perry Jayne
DP. A. Besler
TR. O. Bullock
Parsons-Moyer Construction Co
Robert BR. Hackbarth
Jones County Board of Supervisors Minutes Summary
Jones county supervisors discuss bid awards and purchases for 1923. Actions include selling a 12-foot grader to Foley Bros for 475 and authorizing a $1700 warrant to Russell & Co. Funds placed in Anamosa National Bank with board joint release. A 12-foot Rond King grader is purchased from J D Adams Co for 1675 to replace the Foley machine. The board also resolves a road petition for Frank Gisler and sets a date for adjourned sessions and provisions for Wittiam House care.
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Streeper
Foley Bros
Peet
Russell & Co
Board of Supervisors
Anamong
National Bank of Anamosa
Peet, Streeper and Taylor
Hughes and Matthiessen
Motion Y Matthiessen
Hughes
J. D. Adams and Co
Lee van Kirk
Taylor
Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County
Matthessen
Matthiessen
Wittiam House
Pret
Frank Gisler
Grant
Young man in Chicago claims Twain kinship before judge
A youth arrested in Chicago claimed to be Mark Twain's nephew and sought judge sympathy. The judge, aware of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, remained unmoved. If Twain were alive, he might say the kin claims were greatly exaggerated.
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Sioux Falls
Chicago
Twain
Mark
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
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W. Doxsee
Chas, A. Douxsee
Cos
James Hughes
Kate Hughes
Esther Sinclair
Merio
Dorothy
Huxyman
Albert Schrader
Thora
Trinity Church
Johnsontown
John Livingstone
Rev
J. W. Bond
L. Wimebaugh
Canter Junction
W.B. Clark
BE. J. Hhnebaugh
Lucille
Kathryn
W. B. Clark
John Hanken
Willink
WU Wranken
Wrank Wright
AMEE
Winmaanken
Midhind
Onslow
Walter Steckel
Miss Hanken
Willing Workers Society
Charles Grey
Pdh Daly
Mary Josephing
Lyons
Vivian Daly
Leone Preston
Grover Preston
Lungworthy
Ora Andrews
Dora Flolmes
Ins Michaels
Haries Grey
Krank
Larkes
Ben Hussmen
J. J. Johnson
Howard Soper
Org Andrews
Lee Lincoln
Mabel Grey
Charles Crey
Wih Daly
Kratz
Krate
Airs
Steckel
Wayne Lutheran Church
A Gan O
Will Husain
Flusmian Wi
Alma Streeper
Stebels Bros
John Grey
Anianoosa
Burdiker
Charles € Ivery
Phil Daly
Misses Bray
Anama
A Dirks
Philip Bailey
Dena Husniuan
Pratrieburg
Prairieburg
James Buchtela
Lansing
Plower
Binhenlick
Migs Woodland
Leo Kula
Newell Gillilan
Kansas
Buckley
Wisconson
Gimlin
Wesley Wilker
C. A. Taylor
Whitney House
HH. Holub
C. I. Taylor
Chicnago
Jogren
Mellote
J. G. Schoon
By Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Rodolph Valentino
Alice Terry
Pomeroy Cannon
Joseph Swickard
Alan Hale
Nigel de Brulier
Virginia Warwick
Stuart Holmes
Wallace Beery
SIX
Princess Theatre
Rirag
van Kirk
S. C. White Leghorn Specialty
Wm. Podhaski
Monticello, Iowa
Sam
Treasury Savings
United States Government Savings System
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Raglan
Hart Schaffner
Marx Coats
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Stuhlers
Stetsons
Martinellis
Fried Hats
Klondikes
A. J. H. McNeill
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